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Leslie Feinberg, Writer and Transgender Activist, Dies at 65 [26 Nov 2014|12:18am] http://rss.nytimes.com/c/34625/f/640314/s/40cdd6ec/sc/38/l/0L0Snytimes0N0C20A140C110C250Cnyregion0Cleslie0Efeinberg0Ewriter0Eand0Etransgender0Eactivist0Edies0Eat0E650Bhtml0Dpartner0Frss0Gemc0Frss/story01.htm http://www.nytimes.com/2014/11/25/nyregion/leslie-feinberg-writer-and-transgender-activist-dies-at-65.html Feinberg’s 1993 novel, “Stone Butch Blues,” is considered a landmark in the contemporary literature of gender complexity. post comment

Shakespeare Folio Discovered in France [26 Nov 2014|12:47am] http://rss.nytimes.com/c/34625/f/640314/s/40d77e91/sc/11/l/0L0Snytimes0N0C20A140C110C260Carts0Cshakespeare0Efolio0Ediscovered0Ein0Efrance0E0Bhtml0Dpartner0Frss0Gemc0Frss/story01.htm http://www.nytimes.com/2014/11/26/arts/shakespeare-folio-discovered-in-france-.html A first folio of Shakespeare’s plays — one of only 233 known examples — was discovered by chance in a public library near Calais, France. post comment

Children’s Books: 'The Flat Rabbit,' by Bardur Oskarsson [26 Nov 2014|05:13pm] http://rss.nytimes.com/c/34625/f/640314/s/40de6a4e/sc/38/l/0L0Snytimes0N0C20A140C110C260Cbooks0Creview0Cthe0Eflat0Erabbit0Eby0Ebardur0Eoskarsson0Bhtml0Dpartner0Frss0Gemc0Frss/story01.htm http://www.nytimes.com/2014/11/26/books/review/the-flat-rabbit-by-bardur-oskarsson.html In a new picture book, a dog and a rat must decide what to do when they find a dead rabbit in the road. post comment

‘Nothing but the Clouds Unchanged: Artists in World War I’ [26 Nov 2014|05:35pm] http://rss.nytimes.com/c/34625/f/640314/s/40f133e5/sc/38/l/0L0Snytimes0N0C20A140C110C30A0Cbooks0Creview0Cnothing0Ebut0Ethe0Eclouds0Eunchanged0Eartists0Ein0Eworld0Ewar0Ei0Bhtml0Dpartner0Frss0Gemc0Frss/story01.htm http://www.nytimes.com/2014/11/30/books/review/nothing-but-the-clouds-unchanged-artists-in-world-war-i.html An anthology traces how armed conflict shaped the course of modern art. post comment

‘Stalin,’ by Stephen Kotkin [26 Nov 2014|05:35pm] http://rss.nytimes.com/c/34625/f/640314/s/40f133da/sc/38/l/0L0Snytimes0N0C20A140C110C30A0Cbooks0Creview0Cstalin0Eby0Estephen0Ekotkin0Bhtml0Dpartner0Frss0Gemc0Frss/story01.htm http://www.nytimes.com/2014/11/30/books/review/stalin-by-stephen-kotkin.html The first volume of a new biography argues that Stalin had social as well as organizational skills. post comment

Open Book: Putin’s Power, and Cold Feet [26 Nov 2014|05:35pm] http://rss.nytimes.com/c/34625/f/640314/s/40f133e7/sc/38/l/0L0Snytimes0N0C20A140C110C30A0Cbooks0Creview0Cputins0Epower0Eand0Ecold0Efeet0Bhtml0Dpartner0Frss0Gemc0Frss/story01.htm http://www.nytimes.com/2014/11/30/books/review/putins-power-and-cold-feet.html Karen Dawisha’s longtime British publisher will not publish her latest, “Putin’s Kleptocracy.” post comment

‘George Marshall,’ by Debi and Irwin Unger with Stanley Hirshson [26 Nov 2014|05:35pm] http://rss.nytimes.com/c/34625/f/640314/s/40f133e4/sc/38/l/0L0Snytimes0N0C20A140C110C30A0Cbooks0Creview0Cgeorge0Emarshall0Eby0Edebi0Eand0Eirwin0Eunger0Ewith0Estanley0Ehirshson0Bhtml0Dpartner0Frss0Gemc0Frss/story01.htm http://www.nytimes.com/2014/11/30/books/review/george-marshall-by-debi-and-irwin-unger-with-stanley-hirshson.html A fuller picture of the revered commander whom Truman called the “greatest military man” in U.S. history. post comment

‘Leningrad: Siege and Symphony,’ by Brian Moynahan [26 Nov 2014|05:35pm] http://rss.nytimes.com/c/34625/f/640314/s/40f133e1/sc/22/l/0L0Snytimes0N0C20A140C110C30A0Cbooks0Creview0Cleningrad0Esiege0Eand0Esymphony0Eby0Ebrian0Emoynahan0Bhtml0Dpartner0Frss0Gemc0Frss/story01.htm http://www.nytimes.com/2014/11/30/books/review/leningrad-siege-and-symphony-by-brian-moynahan.html Shostakovich’s composition for a besieged Leningrad. post comment

The Shortlist: 'When Mystical Creatures Attack!' by Kathleen Founds, and More [26 Nov 2014|05:35pm] http://rss.nytimes.com/c/34625/f/640314/s/40f133e8/sc/8/l/0L0Snytimes0N0C20A140C110C30A0Cbooks0Creview0Cwhen0Emystical0Ecreatures0Eattack0Eby0Ekathleen0Efounds0Eand0Emore0Bhtml0Dpartner0Frss0Gemc0Frss/story01.htm http://www.nytimes.com/2014/11/30/books/review/when-mystical-creatures-attack-by-kathleen-founds-and-more.html New books by Kathleen Founds, Kim Addonizio, David Gordon and Julia Elliott. post comment

Critic's Take: Spies Like Hers [26 Nov 2014|05:35pm] http://rss.nytimes.com/c/34625/f/640314/s/40f133e6/sc/7/l/0L0Snytimes0N0C20A140C110C30A0Cbooks0Creview0Cspies0Elike0Ehers0Bhtml0Dpartner0Frss0Gemc0Frss/story01.htm http://www.nytimes.com/2014/11/30/books/review/spies-like-hers.html The spy novelist Helen MacInnes portrayed Cold War intrigue with a keen understanding of the machinations of power. post comment

Ismail Kadare’s ‘Twilight of the Eastern Gods’ [26 Nov 2014|05:35pm] http://rss.nytimes.com/c/34625/f/640314/s/40f133e0/sc/17/l/0L0Snytimes0N0C20A140C110C30A0Cbooks0Creview0Cismail0Ekadares0Etwilight0Eof0Ethe0Eeastern0Egods0Bhtml0Dpartner0Frss0Gemc0Frss/story01.htm http://www.nytimes.com/2014/11/30/books/review/ismail-kadares-twilight-of-the-eastern-gods.html The Moscow of Ismail Kadare’s novel is full of young writers who live and drink together. post comment

Brian Morton's 'Florence Gordon,' and More [26 Nov 2014|06:37pm] http://rss.nytimes.com/c/34625/f/640314/s/40dee7a6/sc/38/l/0L0Snytimes0N0C20A140C110C270Cbooks0Cbrian0Emortons0Eflorence0Egordon0Eand0Emore0Bhtml0Dpartner0Frss0Gemc0Frss/story01.htm http://www.nytimes.com/2014/11/27/books/brian-mortons-florence-gordon-and-more.html Among new novels are books by Frederick Barthelme, Brian Morton, Lindsay Hunter and Miriam Toews. post comment

ArtsBeat: A Letter From Camus to Sartre, Before They Were Enemies [26 Nov 2014|06:56pm] http://rss.nytimes.com/c/34625/f/640314/s/40df2003/sc/38/l/0Lartsbeat0Bblogs0Bnytimes0N0C20A140C110C260Ca0Eletter0Efrom0Ecamus0Eto0Esartre0Ebefore0Ethey0Ewere0Eenemies0C0Dpartner0Frss0Gemc0Frss/story01.htm http://artsbeat.blogs.nytimes.com/2014/11/26/a-letter-from-camus-to-sartre-before-they-were-enemies/ A letter from Albert Camus to Jean-Paul Sartre surfaces, one apparently written in 1951 before they clashed. post comment

Shakespeare Folio Discovered in France [26 Nov 2014|07:06pm] http://rss.nytimes.com/c/34625/f/640314/s/40d77e91/sc/11/l/0L0Snytimes0N0C20A140C110C260Carts0Cshakespeare0Efolio0Ediscovered0Ein0Efrance0E0Bhtml0Dpartner0Frss0Gemc0Frss/story01.htm http://www.nytimes.com/2014/11/26/arts/shakespeare-folio-discovered-in-france-.html A first folio of Shakespeare’s plays — one of only 233 known examples — was discovered by chance in a public library near Calais, France. post comment

Books of The Times: ‘Bryant & May and the Bleeding Heart,’ by Christopher Fowler [26 Nov 2014|09:25pm] http://rss.nytimes.com/c/34625/f/640314/s/40e06218/sc/38/l/0L0Snytimes0N0C20A140C110C270Cbooks0Cbryant0Emay0Eand0Ethe0Ebleeding0Eheart0Eby0Echristopher0Efowler0Bhtml0Dpartner0Frss0Gemc0Frss/story01.htm http://www.nytimes.com/2014/11/27/books/bryant-may-and-the-bleeding-heart-by-christopher-fowler.html “Bryant & May and the Bleeding Heart” is the latest case for Christopher Fowler’s detective from the Peculiar Crimes Unit. post comment

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